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3232Storey County Commissioners Approve Moving Forward On TRIC Pipeline Proposalhttp://thestoreyteller.online/2018/08/09/storey-county-commissioners-approve-moving-forward-on-tric-pipeline-proposal/
http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/08/09/storey-county-commissioners-approve-moving-forward-on-tric-pipeline-proposal/#commentsFri, 10 Aug 2018 04:11:06 +0000http://thestoreyteller.online/?p=3257Storey County Commissioners Approve The TRIC Pipeline Proposal to Move Forward Fulcrum Bio-Energies financing bonds also approved providing an interesting contrast to the TRIC pipeline proposal Details Of The TRIC Proposal are nearly identical to the old deal that was nixed by the State of Nevada; only semantics seem to separate the two proposals Storey …

At the August 7th County Commissioner Meeting, The County Commissioners voted to take the first step in approving the Effluent Pipeline, The Teller has written extensively about the pipeline project here and here and here and here.

The new proposal breaks down like this:

The proposed pipeline will be part of an expansion of the TRIC-GID which includes:

The effluent pipeline

A new treatment center

A delivery system that will distribute the treated water to TRIC-GID clients

Bonds will be issued to Storey County and then transferred/sold to the State of Nevada to finance the pipeline

A Special Assessment District (SAD) will be created to collect money from the Developers to make the bond payments to the State of Nevada.

A Tax Increment Area (TIA) will be created to reimburse the Developers for the money they spent to make the bond payments from future tax revenues.

All infrastructure will be given to the TRIC-GID once operational for them to operate and maintain.

For those of you who haven’t read the articles connected to the above links, this project will build a pipeline transporting 1.3 million gallons of effluent from TMWRF’s Sparks facility to a processing facility at TRIC. This water will be used by businesses as they expand their facilities within the SAD and TIA.

But First A Word From The Other Bond Deal Passed At The Meeting

Before I get into the granular and (mostly) boring details of the pipeline proposal it is important to look at the other bond deal passed at the meeting. Before the discussion on the pipeline deal got underway Pat Whitten scolded the public for being tempted to use the term Corporate Welfare and asked us to refer to the proposal instead as a Public-Private Partnership.

He then asked all the players in the pipeline proposal to stand up. People from Switch, Tesla, Reno Properties, Blockchains, and other companies recognized as titans of Storey County Industry. In doing so he seemed to somehow bestow upon them mythical and magical status from the top of Sun Mountain. Wonderful people. Really, just wonderful, great people representing wonderful companies. Great, great companies. Just Great.

Remaining seated was the representative from Fulcrum Bio-Energies. When the agenda moved to Fulcrum she was not asked to rise. But she should have been.

Fulcrum’s $ 40 million bond deal was on the agenda because Storey County is required to sign off on the deal itself. By doing so, the County indicates that the bonds and the company seeking them are legit and not a group of Nigerian Princes trying to scam the bond issuers. With a perfunctory gesture, the deal was done; the commissioners approved the matter and the meeting recessed for a break to let the crowd who “may be timid and not want to approach the podium” to talk to the great and wonderful people representing the great and wonderful companies.

Fulcrum Bio-Energies is a small, privately held company. While I am can only imagine they will be getting some taxpayer love because of the “greenness” of their business model, they aren’t asking Storey County Taxpayers to pay for their infrastructure improvements directly.

During public comment I made a brief statement about the contrast of the two deals; Fulcrum Bio-Energies was raising the money and expecting to pay it back without the benefit of Corporate Welfare, I mean, aPublic Private Partnership.

Back To The Pipeline Proposal

Under the current plan, Telsa, Switch, Google and others (The Developers), will pay for the treatment center and the delivery system directly out of their own pockets without asking for taxpayer involvement.

They are asking Storey County Officials to borrow money by issuing bonds that will later be sold/transferred to the State of Nevada. Storey County will then create the SAD from an area at TRIC that currently contains barren unimproved land owned by the Developers. The Developers within this SAD will be expected to make the payments on the bonds from this Special Assesment. The bond terms will be somewhere between 20 and 30 years and will require roughly $3 million dollars a year in debt service.

Once the bonds are acquired and the pipeline is built, the pipeline along with the processing facility and the delivery system will become the property of the TRIC-GID.

Next, the county will create a TIA. First, the County will analyze the current taxes generated by the land within the TIA. This baseline should be very small as the land is unimproved and zoned agricultural thus generating very little in tax revenue. Once this baseline is established, it will be the measure to calculate the reimbursement of the developers for the money they spent on the bond debt service.

As the properties are improved; building built and filled with servers or manufacturing or whatever, the TIA will siphon all funds above the established baseline to repay the Developers for the money they paid on the bonds inside the SAD.

I asked on the record that if these funds were not otherwise diverted, they would be used just like all other tax revenue. Reluctantly, everyone agreed that the diverted funds would have been used by the State and County as they saw fit.

They agreed that, just like the old deal, tax dollars that would otherwise be used to provide services to the taxpayers of Nevada and Storey County will instead be given to some of the Country’s wealthiest companies.

Long on Flash, Short on Substance

The presentation was much like the last one with well-paid pitchmen leading the charge. Jeremy Aguero ofApplied Analysis (the guys spending $ 750 million dollars of public money to finance the Raiders Stadium) was back in full pitch mode. However, there was very little actual substance. How much per year are the payments> I had to make a phone call after the meeting to get you the information in the article because it was not to be found in the presentation. Other information missing or obscured include how they came up with the figure of $ 35 million and what protection we have against is becoming $50 or $75 million, what the exact terms of the bonds are (20, 25 and 30 years were all listed) and so on. I guess it’s like Nancy Pelosi said, “We have to pass it to know what’s in it”. Luckily the Commissioners did just that.

What’s The Dang Deal With The TRIC-GID?

During my public comment, what began as a well-planned set of questions about the proposal went sideways when I started talking about the TRIC-GID. I was trying to clarify the troubling picture of the TRIC-GID my research has uncovered. Sadly, I didn’t succeed.

In fact, I went so far into the topic that Commissioner McBride reminded me that the agenda item was not about the TRIC-GID and suggested I was grandstanding by not making my point quickly and clearly. For that, I apologize to Commissioner McBride and the audience.

I’ll save my findings with the TRIC-GID for another article.

The Heard and The Unheard; Public Comment

A parade of glad-handers from the “private partners” thanked the County for committing taxpayer dollars to fund their pipeline project.

Nicole Barde read a brief yet powerful statement into the record about the fact that (as usual) the residents whose tax dollars are being used to reimburse the wealthy companies were not in the conversation. Like the TRIC-GID, I will address her comments in a forthcoming article.

Carson City Resident, Comstock Mining Executive, and Storey County Taxpayer Scott Jolcover came to the podium and declared his support for the proposal, calling it “good business”.

Jay Carmona attended the meeting but chose not to share his thoughts on the pipeline proposal with the Commissioners or the audience. I reached out to Mr. Carmona via email after the meeting requesting his perspective and he replied with “no comment”.

]]>http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/08/09/storey-county-commissioners-approve-moving-forward-on-tric-pipeline-proposal/feed/12Storey County May 2018 Taxable Sales Numbers Downhttp://thestoreyteller.online/2018/08/08/storey-county-may-2018-taxable-sales-numbers-in/
http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/08/08/storey-county-may-2018-taxable-sales-numbers-in/#commentsWed, 08 Aug 2018 23:39:41 +0000http://thestoreyteller.online/?p=3239Storey County's May 2018 Taxable Sales came in at $ 95,570,577 compared with $ 145,673,690 from May, 2017; a difference of $ 50,103,113. The May numbers represent the fourth consecutive month that taxable sales have been less than previous years sales.

The State of Nevada’s Department of Taxation released the May 2018 Taxable Sales data last week. While the rest of Nevada enjoys strong double-digit growth, Storey County taxable sales continue to fall. If the trend continues, Storey County taxable sales could be 300 million below last years record pace.

Storey County’s May 2018 Taxable Sales came in at $ 95,570,577 compared with $ 145,673,690 from May, 2017; a difference of $ 50,103,113. The May numbers represent the fourth consecutive month that taxable sales have been less than previous years sales.

In looking at the numbers, there are two separate trends that caught my eye. Both should be very troubling to our county leaders and County Commission Candidates.

Trend One – Construction Growth At TRIC

We often hear how good things are at TRIC. At nearly every County Commissioners Meeting we hear about the “Miracle In Storey County” being the driving force in Storey County and northern Nevada. While this is true from a property tax and personal property tax standpoint, current numbers suggest the growth is slowed and may have peaked.

Looking at key growth indicators, the boom is clearly on hold. Only time will tell if it is in fact over.

Activity Indicator

2018

2017

% increase Decrease

Construction of Buildings

$14,147,471.00

$26,773,054.00

-47.16%

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

$4,402,285.00

$6,069,959.00

-27.47%

Specialty Trade Contractors

$61,228,309.00

$107,302,152.00

-42.94%

Totals

$79,778,065.00

$140,145,165.00

-43.07%

Trend Two – Manufacturing & Wholesalers

The second trend in considering the overall health of the TRIC is looking at the manufacturing numbers. These numbers reflect the overall health of the companies who make stuff at TRIC. These numbers are of greater concern as they represent the long-term health and well being of the makers out at TRIC.

Activity Indicator

2018

2017

% increase Decrease

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

$33,379.00

$201,571.00

-83.44%

Chemical Manufacturing

$1,018,196.00

$1,394,725.00

-27.00%

Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing

$783,518.00

$731,597.00

7.10%

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

$1,482,669.00

$5,115,255.00

-71.01%

Primary Metal Manufacturing

$3,438,529.00

$13,192,708.00

-73.94%

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

$7,653,300.00

$41,819,050.00

-81.70%

Machinery Manufacturing

$26,803,148.00

$29,157,317.00

-8.07%

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

$334,577.00

$191,776.00

74.46%

Electric Equip, Appliance & Comp Manufacturing

$212,718.00

$27,693.00

668.13%

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

$30,098,279.00

$3,676.00

818677.99%

Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing

$502,585.00

$525,231.00

-4.31%

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

$1,545,521.00

$194,538.00

694.46%

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

$466,649,262.00

$774,898,432.00

-39.78%

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

$3,695,460.00

$3,278,329.00

12.72%

Totals

$544,251,141.00

$870,731,898.00

-37.49%

What’s Next For Storey County?

Property Taxes and Personal Property Taxes continue to climb. However, they represent much less potential revenue than Sales Taxes. For example. Total property taxes for TRIC were roughly $5.5 million dollars last fiscal year. Had our sales taxes not been abated, the County would have deposited $ 88 million dollars.

Looking to November, we need to choose our next County Commissioner wisely. Check the qualifications. Listen to what they say and don’t say about the issues facing Storey County. The person we elect will have to have the strength and courage to stand up for us.

Hasta la Victoria, Siempre!

Fun Facts:

Storey County Commissioner Marshall McBride called me a liar in an open meeting and in the local fish wrapper. He still hasn’t told me where I got it wrong so I can correct the alleged factual error. In case Mr. McBride is curious, I got these numbers from the Nevada Department of Taxation’s website here. If McBride thinks they’re faked, he can call NDT liars, not me.

]]>http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/08/08/storey-county-may-2018-taxable-sales-numbers-in/feed/3Tragedy Strikes Another Storey County First Responder Familyhttp://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/30/tragedy-strikes-another-storey-county-first-responder-family/
http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/30/tragedy-strikes-another-storey-county-first-responder-family/#commentsMon, 30 Jul 2018 21:45:29 +0000http://thestoreyteller.online/?p=3225Tragedy Strikes Another Storey County First Responder Family Months after tragedy struck the Storey County Fire Department, The Teller has learned today that the Storey County Sheriff Deputy Anthony Francone’s children were involved in a major accident at the Oregon California border on Sunday, July 29th. “From what I understand, an automobile ran a stop …

Months after tragedy struck the Storey County Fire Department, The Teller has learned today that the Storey County Sheriff Deputy Anthony Francone’s children were involved in a major accident at the Oregon California border on Sunday, July 29th.

“From what I understand, an automobile ran a stop sign and t-boned the Francone vehicle. Jonathan was airlifted to a Portland hospital at the scene, and his sister Kaitlyn was airlifted to the same hospital a short while later. Deputy Francone and members of his family are at the hospital now to be with the children. Our deputies are organizing help from our base here in Storey County. The Deputy association has established a GoFundMe page, and we are sending our prayers to the children. We are aware of the serious nature of the injuries and hope Jonathan and Kaitlyn can make a full recovery,” explained Sheriff Gerald Antinoro in an interview with The Teller.

According to the Storey County Deputy Sheriff’s Association on the GoFundMe page, Kaitlyn suffered a broken jaw in two places and will require surgery. Jonathan who is in critical condition immediately went into surgery to have his spleen removed. He also suffered a fractured skull, a broken leg and broken ribs. Jonathan is still in a medically induced coma to help reduce damage until the swelling goes away. Jonathan needs at least one more surgery once he comes out of the medically induced coma to repair his leg.

Jonathan, Kaitlyn, and Tyler Francone are pictured here left to right.

Donate With GoFundMe

People wishing to donate money to the hospital bills are asked to visit the GoFundMe page by clicking here.

This is a difficult time for the Francone family. We ask that you take a moment to send positive thoughts and prayers to the Francone family. If you have the means, take a moment to donate some money to the fund page. Deputy Francone is part of the community serving Storey County in the River District.

This story originally indicated that Deputy Francone was with his family when the accident occured. Deputy Francone was on duty in Lockwood at the time of the accident.

]]>http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/30/tragedy-strikes-another-storey-county-first-responder-family/feed/3Annual Virginia City Highlands BBQ & Potluckhttp://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/30/annual-virginia-city-highlands-bbq-potluck/
http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/30/annual-virginia-city-highlands-bbq-potluck/#commentsMon, 30 Jul 2018 21:00:24 +0000http://thestoreyteller.online/?p=3223Annual Virginia City Highlands BBQ & Potluck Under the shaded gazebo, a nice crowd gathered for the annual Virginia City Highlands BBQ and potluck. More than thirty people brought delicious food and snacks for the event. The heat and the smoke didn’t seem to bother the folks who enjoyed the food and company. The BBQ …

Thank You Virginia City Highlands neighborhood for hosting this great event!

]]>http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/30/annual-virginia-city-highlands-bbq-potluck/feed/1C.E.R.T. Fundraiser Update – $414 Raised!http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/30/c-e-r-t-fundraiser-update-414-raised/
http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/30/c-e-r-t-fundraiser-update-414-raised/#commentsMon, 30 Jul 2018 20:07:37 +0000http://thestoreyteller.online/?p=3209The Storey County C.E.R.T. program enjoyed a spectacular crowd on Friday, July 27th, 2018. Normally there are 3-7 tables full of trivia fans. This one was maxed out at 11. The trivial crowd raised $ 414 for the C.E.R.T. program. C.E.R.T. members and Storey County Commissioner Candidates Jay Carmona and Nicole Barde were in attendance. …

]]>The Storey County C.E.R.T. program enjoyed a spectacular crowd on Friday, July 27th, 2018.

Normally there are 3-7 tables full of trivia fans. This one was maxed out at 11. The trivial crowd raised $ 414 for the C.E.R.T. program. C.E.R.T. members and Storey County Commissioner Candidates Jay Carmona and Nicole Barde were in attendance.

]]>http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/30/c-e-r-t-fundraiser-update-414-raised/feed/3Sunday Word(s) of the Day – A Free Presshttp://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/28/sunday-words-of-the-day-a-free-press/
http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/28/sunday-words-of-the-day-a-free-press/#commentsSun, 29 Jul 2018 06:41:29 +0000http://thestoreyteller.online/?p=3192 I read a piece today on Julian Assange by the always thought-provoking Caitlin Johnstone and came to the conclusion (after following some of the links and thinking hard) that America and the Free World’s Free Press is in a fight for its very existence. The next conclusion I came to was the notion that …

]]>“Our liberty cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press, nor that be limited without danger of losing it.” – Thomas JeffersonI read a piece today on Julian Assange by the always thought-provoking Caitlin Johnstone and came to the conclusion (after following some of the links and thinking hard) that America and the Free World’s Free Press is in a fight for its very existence. The next conclusion I came to was the notion that the only ones who can save our free press are independent journalists.

If you think I’m off my trolly, consider:

Donald Trump is fighting anyone in the press or Twittersphere who levels criticism at him or his presidency.

Democrats are fighting anyone who is against the FBI and the CIA.

Corporate America has transmorphed our Free Press into corporate mainstream media conglomerates who parrot the company line to protect the relationship between the government and the media’s corporate ownership. By being cheerleaders for the establishment they have burned their press cards and become public relations agencies.

Julian Assange is about to be kicked out of the Ecuadoran embassy and perp-walked to jail for “leaking” (reporting) things people in power don’t want you to know.

If you think that any of these things are how it should be, they have won.

Many people think Julian Assange is a child rapist and a criminal secret stealer/leaker. Those people would be wrong. The rape narrative is most assuredly a trumped charge foisted upon us by the system that wants him silenced. The system that insists that players in the journalism game play by the rules the system wrote to retain their stranglehold on the throats of the unwashed masses. Anyone paying close attention to Wikileaks knows it’s a clearing-house for information that someone doesn’t want published.

Journalism Is Something Someone Doesn’t Want You To Read

They want Assange silenced for the same reason Lance Gilman wants me silenced; when the people are conned into believing the folks in charge are our benevolent benefactors by the media, those folks in charge can wield power and make money unhindered to the benefit of few at the expense (and on the backs) of the many.

Be it on a national scale or right here in “The Richest Place on Earth”, when the purveyors of information are in the pockets of the “establishment”, we as a society are doomed. When the people are told by information sources they consume that the folks in charge are our benevolent overseers, we are all in deep kimchi.

[caption id="attachment_3195" align="aligncenter" width="694"] If you think the Comstock Comical is anything but a Storey County Taxpayer funded public relations arm of Storey County, you simply aren’t paying close enough attention.[/caption]

The Times They Are A-Changin’

In my lifetime I have watched our Free Press undergo such change and transformation that it is unrecognizable from its form a generation ago. Consider just the printed version of the news for a moment. When I opened the doors of The Electric Page in Sacramento in 1986, The Sacramento Bee, was a client located a few blocks away. A powerhouse of free ink founded by James McClatchy in 1857, The Bee had a vast reach and influence in Northern California.

Purchased by Knight Ridder in 2006, The Bee is now part of a vast corporate media empire forced to morph itself something as weak as rooster soup. Caused in part by arrogance and in part by craigslist.org, the ink on paper pillar of the Fourth Estate is today a shadow of its former self. And the Bee is not alone.

The Reno Gazette-Journal recently sold their presses and slenderized into a teeny printed broadsheet printed at the same Swift Media plant where the Carson Appeal is printed. The Carson Appeal announced this month that it would cut it’s print frequency from six days a week to just Wednesday and Saturday. Minden-Gardnerville’s Record-Courier and the Lahontan Tribune are getting slashed as well.

Print papers all over the county are moving to the digital wasteland of the (don’t believe anything you read on the) internet.

While this shift from print to online is happening like it or not, there is another more sinister change underfoot; the existence of a press that maintains a healthy adversarial relationship with the power structure. Without tough questions being asked of our County Leaders or our National Leaders, followed up by even tougher ones when they avoid actual answers with babble-speak and mumbo-jumbo, real truth and facts go unreported. When a pandering sycophantic collection of pathetic grovelers replace real journalists, the gig is up.

For the most part, the free press gig is already up.

“Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence and thereby eventually lose all ability to defend ourselves and those we love.” – Julian Assange

One of my go-to information sources on Tesla was silenced just this week. As the manager of a billion dollar fund, The Montana Skeptic was a vast source of data and insight into the remarkable flimflammery that is Tesla. Maintaining anonymity, Montana was able to distribute insight on Tesla without revealing his identity. Elon Musk called his employer on Monday and on Tuesday Montana deleted his twitter account and vowed to stop writing on Seeking Alpha.

When people like Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Lance Gilman use their money, power, and influence to quash voices of dissent, we will continue to drift away from the ideals of governance that make The United States the best place to live in the entire planet. When they win, it’s game over, man.

]]>http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/28/sunday-words-of-the-day-a-free-press/feed/9Community Chest Needs Assessment In Lockwoodhttp://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/27/community-chest-needs-assessment-in-lockwood/
http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/27/community-chest-needs-assessment-in-lockwood/#commentsFri, 27 Jul 2018 20:57:19 +0000http://thestoreyteller.online/?p=3180Community Chest Needs Assessment In Lockwood I had the chance to attend the Community Chest Needs Assessment survey held in Lockwood on Thursday, July 26th. I was there with Storey County Commissioner Candidate Nicole Barde. Executive Director Erik Schoen met with the community of Lockwood to discuss what people in the River District considered priorities …

Community Chest Needs Assessment In Lockwood

I had the chance to attend the Community Chest Needs Assessment survey held in Lockwood on Thursday, July 26th. I was there with Storey County Commissioner Candidate Nicole Barde.

Executive Director Erik Schoen met with the community of Lockwood to discuss what people in the River District considered priorities for services that the Community Chest provides.

Nicole Barde posted her report on the meeting which I am cross-posting here. Enjoy.

SOME STATISTICS LEADING THE DISCUSSION:

MEDIAN AGE IN STOREY COUNTY IS 54.4 COMPARED TO 37.5 IN NEVADA

18.09 % OF THE POPULATION ARE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN COMPARED TO 31% FOR NEVADA

49.04 % OF STOREY COUNTY RESIDENTS NEED FOOD ASSISTANCE BUT AREN’T ELIGIBLE COMPARED TO 25% IN NEVADA-THANKFULLY WE HAVE GREAT FOOD PANTRIES!

STOREY HAS NO LICENSED CHILDCARE FACILITIES, ONLY 5 HUD-ASSISTED HOUSING UNITS AND MOST ADULTS AND CHILDREN HAVE HEALTH COVERAGE.

By Nicole Barde

bardeblog.com

Eric Schoen leads the discussion of the needs of River District residents.

Eric Schoen, Executive Director, of the Community Chest, conducted a needs assessment at the Lockwood Senior Center with a group of 4-6 people to determine what types of services they as a community would need in the future. This was part of the Strategic Planning process that Community Chest goes thru every 3 years or so. There had been another session held in V.C. earlier in the week and Eric said that they will be publishing the summary of all of the needs assessments later on this year.

The areas of inquiry are:

Education and training

Employment

Household Budgeting

Food and Nutrition

Health Care ( children & adults, Seniors)

Energy

Housing

Transportation

Once again I am impressed at the quality of work that Eric and his team are doing. They presented a fantastic summary of some of the key demographics of our county which I have included HERE and suggest that everyone read. It’s short and concise.

In a nutshell, the stats show that Storey County has an older median age of 54.4 compared to the rest of Nevada ( 37.5) and the US ( 37.7). We have a higher percent of age 65+, lower percent of families with children under 18 and a higher percent of veterans than both Nevada and the US. Read The Rest Of The Article Here

]]>http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/27/community-chest-needs-assessment-in-lockwood/feed/1SCSO Incident Report July 16 – 22http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/27/scso-incident-report-july-16-22/
http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/27/scso-incident-report-july-16-22/#respondFri, 27 Jul 2018 19:20:20 +0000http://thestoreyteller.online/?p=3177SCSO Incident Report July 16 – 22 291 Calls made by the hard working women and men of the Storey County Sheriff’s Office this week. No Arrests. Yay! These are the calls that caught my attention this week. DOG IN VEHICLE OUTSIDE OF CIDER FACTORY. This is soooooooo uncool. People, do not leave your dog …

291 Calls made by the hard working women and men of the Storey County Sheriff’s Office this week.

No Arrests. Yay!

These are the calls that caught my attention this week.

DOG IN VEHICLE OUTSIDE OF CIDER FACTORY.

This is soooooooo uncool. People, do not leave your dog in the car for more than a ten second trip into the post office. Animals die every day across this country because knuckelheads are careless and irresponsible. Don’t. Just don’t.

A BAND OF HORSES IN THE ROADWAY JUST BEFORE YOUR ENTER NORTH VC.

I missed this concert. I know Mick and his lips did a song about wild horses back in the day, but I missed this band. Dang.

BLACK FORD RAPTOR HAS BACKED INTO THE GARBAGE BARREL AND CRUSHED A POLE ON THE BOARDWALK/ VEH HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A HALF AN HOUR.

To the guy who backed into the garbage barrel and crushed the pole on the boardwalk, keep your truck off the boardwalk and turn it off when you go back into the bar to continue your bender.

For all our sake, please don’t drink and drive. My kids are on the boardwalk and on the highways. I don’t want them crushed like a pole because you are an idiot.

Occurred on Panamint Rd, VC Highlands. CK FOR A WHITE PICK UP WITH CA UNK PLATES / GREAT WESTERN ASPHALT CO ON THE VEH -SUBJ IS GOING DOOR TO DOOR IN THE HIGHLANDS ATTEMPTING TO SELL ASPHALT SERVICES. SUBJ TOOK OFF WHEN RP ADVISED HIM HE WAS TRESPASSING/UNK DIRECTION /OCCURRED APPROX 5 AGO. . Disposition: Action Taken (Case #).

Occurred on Saddleback Rd. , VC Highlands. AT TOP OFF SADDLEBACK/HUMP THEY PUT IN ROAD/ STILL IN DRIVEWAY/ ON FLINT/ GRADED A HUMP IN ROAD/ MOTORCYCLE FELL ON HIM/NEG FLUIDS. . Disposition: Action Taken (Case #).

Occurred on Prospector Rd. , Mark Twain. FELL OFF ROOF / SUBJ WAS ATTMPTING TO GET OFF THE LADDER/ INJ TO RIGHT LEG AND RIGHT ARM IS UNABLE TO MOVE / LAYING ON THE GROUND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GARAGE. . Disposition: Medical Transport .

Occurred on N C St, Virginia City. BLACK FORD RAPTOR HAS BACKED INTO THE GARBAGE BARREL AND CRUSHED A POLE ON THE BOARDWALK/ VEH HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A HALF AN HOUR. . Disposition: Report Taken (Case #).

Occurred at 4TH Ward School on S C St. , Virginia City. LIGHTS ARE ON IN THE ELEVATOR AREA THAT SHOULDN’T BE/ NO ONE IS SUPPOSE TO BE IN THE BUILDING/ RP WOULD NOT LIKE CONTACT/ REQ FOR THE DIRECTOR TO BE UPDATED TOMORROW/ ALARM IS RIGHT INSIDE THE FRONT DOOR/ FD HAS ACCESS CODE. . Disposition: False Alarm.

Occurred at Tesla on Electric Ave. , McCarran. HEARD A MALE TALKING ABOUT BUYING A $3000 DOLLAR DOG. CALLED BACK AND SPOKE WITH THE CALLER, ADVISED THE 911 DIAL WAS AN ACCIDENT. . Disposition: Action Taken (Case #).

Occurred at Tesla on Electric Ave. , McCarran. North gate there is a male driving a veh while drinking he has a half empty beer and a second beer next to it blue gmc sierra 994c29 nv. . Disposition: Action Taken (Case #).

Occurred on Rue De La Divoire, Lockwood. CALLER SAID HER NEIGHBORS BOY WAS YELLING AT THE DOG HE WAS GOING TO PUNCH IT , SO THE CALLER YELLED AT HIM TO STOP AND THEN HE STARTED TO YELL AT THE CALLER SHE IS AFRAID OF HIM //CALLER WANTS CONTACT. . Disposition: Action Taken (Case #).

Occurred on Sr 439, McCarran. VIDEO A MALE STEALING A CELL PHONE // RP ADVISED THAT A SUBJECT THAT IS KNOWN TO THEM, ALSO WORKS AT TESLA. SUBJECT STOLE A CUSOMERS CELL PHONE. WOULD LIKE TO FILE A REPORT. . Disposition: Report Taken (Case #).

Occurred on Q St, Virginia City. CALLER SAYS SHE HEARS 70’S MUSIC AND ITS VERY LOUD IF A DEPUTY CAN CHECK THE AREA//DOESNT NEED TO SEE ANYONE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE NOISE @ 2200 HRS HAS TO STOP. . Disposition: Unfounded (Case #).

Occurred on G St. PEOPLE DRINKING IN THE PARKING LOT ACROSS FROM THE SWIMMING POOL. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PLAYING LOUD MUSIC AND DRINKING ALCOHOL FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS. WOULD LIKE A DEPUTY TO SPEAK WITH THE PEOPLE ABOUT LEAVING THE AREA. CALLER DOES NOT WANT CONTACT. . Disposition: Action Taken (Case #).

Occurred at S F St on F St/. . CALLER WOULD LIKE A DEPUTY TO DO A DRIVE BY IN THE AREA OF F STREET AND WASHINGTON. MOTORCYCLES FROM THE PARTY AT THE F STREET ARENA ARE SPEEDING AND RUNNING THE STOP SIGN. . Disposition: Action Taken (Case #).

Occurred on Toll Rd, Virginia City. CALLER HUNG UP BEFORE ANY INFORMATION WAS GATHERED. CALLED BACK / NO ANSWER, MAIL BOX WAS FULL, UNABLE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE, CALLER ADVISED SHE WAS UP HERE AND HER FRIEND GOT OUT OF CONTROL AGAIN. . Disposition: Action Taken (Case #).

Occurred at V & T Engine House on S K. , Virginia City. 10-25 WITH RP AT THE ENGINE HOUSE/RE:WHITE VAN THAT HAS BEEN ABANDONED IN THE AREA FOR APPROX 6 MONTHS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN VANDALIZED LAST NIGHT. NEG 10-28. . Disposition: Action Taken (Case #).

Occurred on Rue De La Or, Lockwood. SPICE ISLAND FROM SPARKS/3 JUVENILES/FLOATING DOWN RIVER TO LOCKWOOD/SUBJS HAVE NOT RETURNED/STARTED FLOATING AT AROUND 1700HRS /. . Disposition: Action Taken (Case #).

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]]>http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/27/scso-incident-report-july-16-22/feed/0Storey County C.E.R.T. Fund Raiser July 27thhttp://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/25/storey-county-c-e-r-t-fund-raiser-july-27th/
http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/25/storey-county-c-e-r-t-fund-raiser-july-27th/#respondThu, 26 Jul 2018 03:47:17 +0000http://thestoreyteller.online/?p=3170Storey County C.E.R.T. Fund Raiser July 27th The Storey County C.E.R.T. program is holding a Fund Raiser at the Ponderosa from 6:00 – 8:00 this Friday. Bring some cash and some of your remianingbrain cells and enjoy some grub at the Ponderosa. The Storey County C.E.R.T. program is a community volunteer program that supports the …

]]>http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/25/storey-county-c-e-r-t-fund-raiser-july-27th/feed/0Virginia City Soars Friday Farmers Markethttp://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/24/virginia-city-soars-friday-farmers-market/
http://thestoreyteller.online/2018/07/24/virginia-city-soars-friday-farmers-market/#commentsWed, 25 Jul 2018 05:03:28 +0000http://thestoreyteller.online/?p=3152Virginia City Soars Friday Farmers Market I had a chance to catch up with Cass Woods last Friday at the Community Chest Virginia City Soars Friday Farmers Market. The Community Center located at 175 Carson Street in Virginia City next to the Storey County Swimming Pool. Each week the students purchase produce from Community Roots …

I had a chance to catch up with Cass Woods last Friday at the Community Chest Virginia City Soars Friday Farmers Market. The Community Center located at 175 Carson Street in Virginia City next to the Storey County Swimming Pool.

Each week the students purchase produce from Community Roots in Dayton and bring it up to Virginia City to sell. They spend the proceeds on different things for the kids at the end of the season. This year they visit “Build a Bear” and get a handsome stuffed bear to represent the hard work and fun they had this summer.

The Farmers Market is open from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm every Friday. Cass Woods explained that they will run through the middle of September as they did last year.

In addition to the produce, the kids sell handmade crafts and other baked goods. Storey County Commissioner Candidate Nicole Barde and I made sure to purchase some really delicious cream cheese frosting encrusted bars. We also bought some cookies along with tomatoes and squash, peaches, and plums. Everything was waaaaaaaay better than anything you can buy in the store.

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I talked to the girls who were learning about capitalism, free markets, price and demand curves, and bartering without even knowing it. They allow the customers to set the prices but will reject an offer if it is too low.

I was going to cut a few quotes from the young ladies who I spoke with, but in listening to the interview I discovered how darling these young ladies really are. Rather than cut it up and take all the life out of it, I’ll let you hear Cass Woods explain the program and have these darling young ladies explain what they do in their own words.

This is another example of the wonderful work done by the Community Chest and hard-working people like Cass Woods and the Middle School kids of the Virginia City School District. Please come out and support this wonderful community effort.

Listen to the interview with Cass Wood and the young ladies of Virginia City Soars Friday Farmers Market. These girls ROCK!